The PNG Boxing team arrived in the country after attending the Oceania National Boxing Championships in Gold Coast, Australia. Out of 9 countries, Papua New Guinea finished in third place behind Australia and New Zealand. <\/p>\n
PNG did well at the Oceania Championships winning 5 medals (1 Gold, 1 Silver and 3 Bronze). <\/p>\n
The most noticeable would be Charlie Keama who defended his title in the Flyweight Division beating Australias Tyler Blizzard in the Gold Medal bout. <\/p>\n
Maxie Magea settled for Silver in his Light-Flyweight division, going down to Australias Alex Winwood. <\/p>\n
Team PNG was made up of some fairly new faces to the international scene. <\/p>\n
PNG Boxing President John Avira said though they were new, they certainly impressed going up against Australia and New Zealand. <\/p>\n
Keama and Magea have qualified for the World Championships in Germany later this year. <\/p>\n
Moving forward, Boxers will be preparing to take part in the National Championships and other upcoming international events. <\/p>\n
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